U.S. patent application number 14/219133 was filed with the patent office on 2015-09-24 for bottle cap and container with bottle cap.
The applicant listed for this patent is FANG-LIN YANG. Invention is credited to FANG-LIN YANG.
Application Number | 20150266634 14/219133 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 54141387 |
Filed Date | 2015-09-24 |
United States Patent
Application |
20150266634 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
YANG; FANG-LIN |
September 24, 2015 |
BOTTLE CAP AND CONTAINER WITH BOTTLE CAP
Abstract
A bottle cap includes a fastening member and a cap member
sleeving with each other. The fastening member is engaging with an
opening of a container and includes a via hole. The cap member has
an extended tube extended toward the fastening member and shielding
the via hole. The extended tube has an article received therein to
be added in the container. When the cap member drives the extended
tube to move along the fastening member, the via hole is not
shielded, and the article falls into the container. A stopping ring
and an abutting ring are assembled on the fastening member. A
working portion is assembled at the inner periphery of the cap
member to be disposed between the two rings, so that the
axial-upward and axial-downward movements of the cap member are
blocked by the abutting ring and the stopping ring,
respectively.
Inventors: |
YANG; FANG-LIN; (TAICHUNG
CITY, TW) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
YANG; FANG-LIN |
TAICHUNG CITY |
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TW |
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Family ID: |
54141387 |
Appl. No.: |
14/219133 |
Filed: |
March 19, 2014 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
206/221 ;
220/521 |
Current CPC
Class: |
B65D 51/2892
20130101 |
International
Class: |
B65D 51/28 20060101
B65D051/28 |
Claims
1. A bottle cap, comprising: a fastening member, being hollow and
tubular shaped and having an outer surrounding wall and an inner
surrounding wall, a fixing portion being disposed around the outer
surrounding wall of the fastening member for closely matching with
an inner periphery of an opening of a container, an upper end of
the fastening member forming an open end, a lower end of the
fastening member forming a close end, at least a via hole
simultaneously passing through the outer surrounding wall and the
inner surrounding wall is opened on the fastening member; and a cap
member, sleeving with the fastening member, the cap member having
an extended tube extended toward the close end and correspondingly
shielding the via hole, a receiving room formed inside the extended
tube, the cap member driving the extended tube moving axially
relative to the fastening member, so that the via hole is no more
shielded by the extended tube.
2. The bottle cap as claimed in claim 1, wherein a stopping ring is
disposed annularly at the outer surrounding wall of the fastening
member which is adjacent to the open end, an abutting ring is
disposed at an upper portion of the stopping ring, a interval is
maintained between the abutting ring and the stopping ring, the cap
member has a working portion assembled at an inner periphery
thereof, wherein after the cap member and the fastening member are
sleeved with each other, the working portion is disposed between
the stopping ring and the abutting ring, so that the upward axial
movement of the cap member is blocked by the abutting ring, and the
downward axial movement of the cap member is blocked by the
stopping ring.
3. The bottle cap as claimed in claim 2, wherein an outer diameter
of the stopping ring is larger than a diameter of the opening of
the container, so that the stopping ring is abutted against an
outer periphery of the opening of the container.
4. The bottle cap as claimed in claim 1, wherein a plurality of via
holes simultaneously passing through the outer surrounding wall and
the inner surrounding wall is opened on the fastening member and
adjacent to the close end, each two adjacent via holes have a rib
formed therebetween, and each rib is connected to the close end, a
recessed groove is formed between each rib and the close end, and a
first engaging portion is disposed in the recessed groove, an end
portion downward extended from the extended tube has an open
terminal formed thereon and communicating with the receiving room,
the open terminal of the extended tube is connected with the close
end of the fastening member, so that the open terminal of the
extended tube is shielded with a periphery of the open terminal
being inserted in the recessed grooves between each rib and the
close end, a second engaging portion is disposed at the periphery
of the open terminal in which the outline and the position of the
second engaging portion match with the outline and the position of
the first engaging portion, so that when the open terminal is
inserted in the recessed groove, the first engaging portion engages
with the second engaging portion.
5. The bottle cap as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a
sealing assembly member, the sealing assembling member has a
through hole correspondingly receiving the fastening member, and a
connecting portion is disposed around an outer periphery of the
through hole, an assembling portion is disposed around the inner
periphery of the cap member and matches with the connecting
portion, wherein when the connecting portion is connected with the
assembling portion, the sealing assembly member encloses the outer
periphery of the fastening member.
6. The bottle cap as claimed in claim 1, wherein a top portion of
the cap member has a protruding portion integrally formed thereon
and extended upward, in which the protruding portion has a
predefined outline, an expanded accommodating space is formed in
the protruding portion and communicates with the receiving room of
the extended tube of the cap member.
7. A container, comprising: a container body, having a neck portion
extended and shrunken upward, an opening formed at a top of the
neck portion and communicating with an interior of the container, a
connecting portion disposed around an outer periphery of the
opening; a fastening member, being hollow and tubular shaped and
having an outer surrounding wall and an inner surrounding wall, a
fixing portion being disposed around the outer surrounding wall of
the fastening member for closely matching with an inner periphery
of the opening of the container, an upper end of the fastening
member forming an open end, a lower end of the fastening member
forming a close end, at least a via hole simultaneously passing
through the outer surrounding wall and the inner surrounding wall
is opened on the fastening member; and a cap member, sleeving with
the fastening member, the cap member having an extended tube
extended toward the close end and correspondingly shielding the via
hole, a receiving room formed inside the extended tube, the cap
member driving the extended tube moving axially relative to the
fastening member, so that the via hole is no more shielded by the
extended tube.
8. The container as claimed in claim 7, wherein a stopping ring is
disposed annularly at the outer surrounding wall of the fastening
member which is adjacent to the open end, an abutting ring is
disposed at an upper portion of the stopping ring, an interval is
maintained between the abutting ring and the stopping ring, the cap
member has a working portion assembled at an inner periphery
thereof, wherein after the cap member and the fastening member are
sleeved with each other, the working portion is disposed between
the stopping ring and the abutting ring, so that the upward axial
movement of the cap member is blocked by the abutting ring, and the
downward axial movement of the cap member is blocked by the
stopping ring.
9. The container as claimed in claim 8, wherein an outer diameter
of the stopping ring is larger than a diameter of the opening of
the container, so that the stopping ring is abutted against an
outer periphery of the opening of the container.
10. The container as claimed in claim 7, wherein a plurality of via
holes simultaneously passing through the outer surrounding wall and
the inner surrounding wall is opened on the fastening member and
adjacent to the close end, each two adjacent via holes have a rib
formed therebetween, and each rib is connected to the close end, a
recessed groove is formed between each rib and the close end, and a
first engaging portion is disposed in the recessed groove, an end
portion downward extended from the extended tube has an open
terminal formed thereon and communicating with the receiving room,
the open terminal of the extended tube is connected with the close
end of the fastening member, so that the open terminal of the
extended tube is shielded with a periphery of the open terminal
being inserted in the recessed grooves between each rib and the
close end, a second engaging portion is disposed at the periphery
of the open terminal in which the outline and the position of the
second engaging portion match with the outline and the position of
the first engaging portion, so that when the open terminal is
inserted in the recessed groove, the first engaging portion engages
with the second engaging portion.
11. The container as claimed in claim 7, wherein a top portion of
the cap member has a protruding portion integrally formed thereon
and extended upward, in which the protruding portion has a
predefined outline, an expanded accommodating space is formed in
the protruding portion and communicates with the receiving room of
the extended tube of the cap member.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a bottle cap structure, and
more particularly to a bottle cap having a receiving room and a
container assembled with the bottle cap.
[0003] 2. Description of the Prior Art
[0004] Conventionally, as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,924,741 and
U.S. Pat. No. 4,903,828, a bottle cap with a receiving room in the
cap in which the receiving room is provided for storing a
predefined article is provided. When a bottle assembled with the
bottle cap is opened, the article falls into the interior of the
bottle from the receiving room of the bottle cap. Such bottle cap
structure enables the article inside the inner tube of the bottle
cap to fall down; however, practically, since the inner tube of the
bottle cap would leave in the bottle, the user can hardly take the
inner tube out of the bottle; furthermore, the user drinks the
beverage inside the bottle inconveniently.
[0005] The present invention is, therefore, arisen to obviate or at
least mitigate the above mentioned disadvantages.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0006] One object of the present invention is to provide a bottle
cap and a container having the bottle cap with simple structures so
as to reduce the manufacturing cost efficiently. Therefore, the
article in the cap member falls into the container during the user
rotates to open the cap member.
[0007] Another object of the present invention is provide a bottle
cap and a container having the bottle cap allowing pulling the
fastening member stuffed in the inner periphery of the opening of
the container along with the opening of the cap member, so that the
user drinks the beverage or drink inside the container
conveniently.
[0008] To achieve the above and other objects, a bottle cap is
provided and includes:
[0009] a fastening member, being hollow and tubular shaped and
having an outer surrounding wall and an inner surrounding wall, a
fixing portion being disposed around the outer surrounding wall of
the fastening member for closely matching with an inner periphery
of an opening of a container, an upper end of the fastening member
forming an open end, a lower end of the fastening member forming a
close end, at least a via hole simultaneously passing through the
outer surrounding wall and the inner surrounding wall is opened on
the fastening member, wherein a stopping ring is disposed annularly
at the outer surrounding wall of the fastening member which is
adjacent to the open end, an abutting ring is disposed at an upper
portion of the stopping ring, an interval is maintained between the
abutting ring and the stopping ring; and
[0010] a cap member, sleeving with the fastening member and having
an extended tube extended toward the close end and correspondingly
shielding the via hole, a receiving room formed inside the extended
tube, the cap member driving the extended tube moving axially
relative to the fastening member, so that the via hole is no more
shielded by the extended tube, wherein the cap member has a working
portion assembled at an inner periphery thereof, after the cap
member and the fastening member are sleeved with each other, the
working portion is disposed between the stopping ring and the
abutting ring, so that the upward axial movement of the cap member
is blocked by the abutting ring, and the downward axial movement of
the cap member is blocked by the stopping ring.
[0011] Preferably, an outer diameter of the stopping ring is larger
than a diameter of the opening of the container, so that the
stopping ring is abutted against an outer periphery of the opening
of the container.
[0012] Preferably, a plurality of via holes simultaneously passing
through the outer surrounding wall and the inner surrounding wall
is opened on the fastening member and adjacent to the close end,
each two adjacent via holes have a rib formed therebetween, and
each rib is connected to the close end; a recessed groove is formed
between each rib and the close end; a first engaging portion is
disposed in the recessed groove; an end portion downward extended
from the extended tube has an open terminal formed thereon and
communicating with the receiving room; the open terminal of the
extended tube is connected with the close end of the fastening
member, so that the open terminal of the extended tube is shielded
with a periphery of the open terminal being inserted in the
recessed grooves between each rib and the close end; a second
engaging portion is disposed at the periphery of the open terminal
in which the outline and the position of the first engaging portion
match with those of the second engaging portion, so that when the
open terminal is inserted in the recessed groove, the first
engaging portion engages with the second engaging portion.
[0013] Preferably, the bottle cap further includes a sealing
assembly member having a through hole correspondingly receiving the
fastening member; a connecting portion is disposed around an outer
periphery of the through hole; an assembling portion is disposed
around the inner periphery of the cap member and matches with the
connecting portion; when the connecting portion is connected with
the assembling portion, the sealing assembly member encloses the
outer periphery of the fastening member.
[0014] Preferably, a top portion of the cap member has a protruding
portion integrally formed thereon and extended upward, in which the
protruding portion has a predefined outline; an expanded
accommodating space is formed in the protruding portion and
communicates with the receiving room of the extended tube of the
cap member.
[0015] And, a container is provided and includes:
[0016] a container body, having a neck portion extended and
shrunken upward, an opening formed at a top of the neck portion and
communicating with an interior of the container, a connection
portion disposed around an outer periphery of the opening; [0017] a
fastening member, being hollow and tubular shaped and having an
outer surrounding wall and an inner surrounding wall, a fixing
portion being disposed around the outer surrounding wall of the
fastening member for closely matching with an inner periphery of an
opening of a container, an upper end of the fastening member
forming an open end, a lower end of the fastening member forming a
close end, at least a via hole simultaneously passing through the
outer surrounding wall and the inner surrounding wall is opened on
the fastening member, wherein a stopping ring is disposed annularly
at the outer surrounding wall of the fastening member which is
adjacent to the open end, an abutting ring is disposed at an upper
portion of the stopping ring, an interval is maintained between the
abutting ring and the stopping ring; and
[0018] a cap member, sleeving with the fastening member and having
an extended tube extended toward the close end and correspondingly
shielding the via hole, a receiving room formed inside the extended
tube, the cap member driving the extended tube moving axially
relative to the fastening member so that the via hole is no more
shielded by the extended tube, wherein the cap member has a working
portion assembled at an inner periphery thereof, after the cap
member and the fastening member are sleeved with each other, the
working portion is disposed between the stopping ring and the
abutting ring, so that the upward axial movement of the cap member
is blocked by the abutting ring, and the downward axial movement of
the cap member is blocked by the stopping ring.
[0019] The present invention will become more obvious from the
following description when taken in connection with the
accompanying drawings, which show, for purpose of illustrations
only, the preferred embodiment(s) in accordance with the present
invention.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0020] FIG. 1 is an exploded view of the bottle cap of a first
embodiment of the present invention;
[0021] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the bottle cap of the first
embodiment of the present invention;
[0022] FIG. 3 is an assembled view for showing the bottle cap of
the first embodiment of the present invention is assembled with a
container;
[0023] FIG. 4 is an operational view for showing the cap member is
rotated counterclockwise to cancel the shielding of the extended
tube to the opening;
[0024] FIG. 5 is another operational view for showing the cap
member is axially moved upward along the connecting portion of the
container continuously, so that the fastening member within an
inner periphery of the opening of the container is pulled out along
with the axial upward movement of the cap member;
[0025] FIG. 6 is an exploded view of a bottle cap of a second
embodiment of the present invention;
[0026] FIG. 7 is an assembled view of the bottle cap of the second
embodiment of the present invention; and
[0027] FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a bottle cap of a third
embodiment of the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0028] Referring to FIGS. 1-3, a first embodiment of the present
invention is described as following. A bottle cap in accordance
with the present invention includes a fastening member 11 and a cap
member 21 sleeved with the fastening member 11. The fastening
member 11 is hollow and tubular shaped. The fastening member has an
outer surrounding wall 12 and an inner surrounding wall 13. A
fixing portion 14 is disposed around the outer surrounding wall 12
of the fastening member 11 for matching with an inner periphery of
an opening 33 of a container 30. In this embodiment, the container
30 has a container body 31, and the container body 31 has a neck
portion 32 extended and shrunken upward. The opening 33 is formed
at a top of the neck portion 32 and communicates with an interior
of the container 30. A connecting portion 34 including a plurality
of threading sections is disposed around an outer periphery of the
opening 33. The fixing portion 14 includes a plurality of annularly
protruded peripheries annularly disposed on the outer surrounding
wall 12 of the fastening member 11. The fixing portion 14 engages
with the inner periphery of the opening 33 of the container 30
closely. An upper end of the fastening member 11 forms an open end
111, and a lower end of the fastening member 11 forms a close end
112 which is in tapered cone shape. A stopping ring 113 is disposed
annularly at the outer surrounding wall 12 of the fastening member
11 which is adjacent to the open end 111 of the fastening member
11, and an outer diameter of the stopping ring 113 is larger than a
diameter of the opening 33 of the container 30, so that the
stopping ring 113 is abutted against the outer periphery of the
opening 33 of the container 30. An abutting ring 114 is disposed at
an upper portion of the stopping ring 113 and includes a protruded
ring enclosed the outer surrounding wall 12 of the fastening member
11. The abutting ring 114 is disposed distantly and parallel to the
stopping ring 113, so that an interval h is formed between the
abutting ring 114 and stopping ring 113. A plurality of via holes
15 simultaneously passing through the outer surrounding wall 12 and
the inner surrounding wall 13 is opened on the fastening member 11
and adjacent to the close end 112, each via hole 15 is extended
longitudinally and formed as rectangular shaped. Each two adjacent
via holes 15 have a rib 16 formed therebetween, and each rib 16 is
connected to the close end 112. A recessed groove 17 is formed
between each rib 16 and the close end 112, and a first engaging
portion 171 is disposed in the recessed groove 17. The cap member
21 is provided for sleeving with the fastening member 11 and has an
extended tube 22 extended downward. A receiving room 23 is formed
inside the extended tube 22. An open terminal 24 is formed at an
end portion downward extended from the extended tube 22 and
communicates with the receiving room 23. The extended tube 22 is
extended downward the close end 112 of the fastening member 11
through the open end 111 of the fastening member 11. The open
terminal 24 of the extended tube 22 is connected with the close end
112 of the fastening member 11, and the periphery of the open
terminal 24 is inserted in the recessed groove 17 between each rib
16 and the close end 112 so as to shield the open terminal 24 of
the extended tube 22. A second engaging portion 241 is disposed at
the inner periphery of the open terminal 24 in which the outline
and the position of the second engaging portion 241 match with
those of the first engaging portion 171. In this embodiment, the
first engaging portion 171 is a semicircular protrusion, and the
second engaging portion 241 is an arced groove, so that when the
open terminal 24 is inserted in the recessed groove 17, the first
engaging portion 171 engages with the second engaging portion 241
to provide a positioning function, and the outer periphery of the
extended tube 22 is attached with the inner surrounding wall 13 of
the fastening member 11 so as to shield the via hole 15 of the
fastening member 11, thereby making the receiving room 23 form a
closed space. An assembling portion 25 is disposed around the inner
periphery of the cap member 21 and includes a threading section so
as to lock with the connecting portion 34 of the outer periphery of
the opening 33 of the container 30. The cap member 21 has a working
portion 26 assembled at the inner periphery thereof. In this
embodiment, the working portion 26 includes a plurality of
protruding blocks annularly disposed at the inner periphery of the
cap member 21, and when the cap member 21 is sleeved with the
fastening member 11, the working portion 26 is disposed between the
interval h between the stopping ring 113 and the abutting ring 114,
so that the upward axial movement of the cap member 21 is blocked
by the abutting ring 114, and the downward axial movement of the
cap member 21 is blocked by the stopping ring 113. And, when the
extended tube 22 of the cap member 21 shields the via hole 15, the
working portion 26 is abuttingly connected to the upper portion of
the stopping ring 113.
[0029] The following paragraphs are provided to describe the
assembling of the present invention. For the present invention,
firstly, a predefined article (not shown) is filled into the
receiving room 23 through the open terminal 24 of the extended tube
22; and then, the open end 111 of the fastening member 11 is
sleeved with the outer periphery of the extended tube 22 of the cap
member 21. Since the cap member 21 and the fastening member 11 are
both made by plastic, the working portion 26 of the cap member 21
can be assembled at the interval h between the stopping ring 113
and the abutting ring 114. Based on this, the cap member 21 and the
extended tube 22 thereof are axially movable relative to the
fastening member 11 along the length of the interval h, thereby
allowing the open terminal 24 of the extended tube 22 to connect
with the close end 112 of the fastening member 11, so that the
periphery of the open terminal 24 is inserted in the recessed
grooves 17 between each rib 16 and the close end 112. And then, the
first engaging portion 171 is engaged with the second engaging
portion 241, so that the article is sealed in the receiving room 23
of the cap member 21. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 3, the cap
member 21 sleeved with the fastening member 11 is rotated to lock
with the connecting portion 34 of the opening 33 of the container
20 by using the assembling portion 25. During the locking process,
the fastening member 11 is stuffed in the inner periphery of the
opening 33 of the container 30; meanwhile, the fastening member 11
is abutted against the outer periphery of the opening 33 of the
container 30 via the stopping ring 113 with the fixing portion 14
closely abutting the inner periphery of the opening 33 of the
container 30, so that the fastening member 11 is securely
positioned, thereby achieving the assembling of the fastening
member 11 to the container 30.
[0030] Upon operation, as shown in FIG. 4, when the user rotates
the cap member 21 counterclockwise relative to the container 30,
the cap member 21 is axially moved upward to drive the extended
tube 22 to move axially and upwardly along the connecting portion
34 of the opening 33 of the container 30; furthermore, during the
counterclockwise rotating of the cap member 21, the axial stress
generated by the cap member 21 is much smaller than the abutting
force provided by the fixing portion 14 of the fastening member 11,
therefore, during the upward axial movement of the extended tube 22
driven by the cap member 21, the fastening member 11 is retained in
the inner periphery of the opening 33 of the container 30, such
that the extended tube 22 is axially movable relative to the
fastening member 11. Based on this, during the counterclockwise
rotating of the cap member 21, the via hole 15 of the fastening
member 11 is no more shielded by the extended tube 22, thereby
allowing the article in the receiving room 23 of the extended tube
22 to fall into the container 30 through the via hole 15.
[0031] When the user continuously rotates the cap member 21
counterclockwise so as to allow the cap member 21 moving upward
axially along the connecting portion 34 of the container 30 and to
allow the working portion 26 of the inner periphery of the cap
member 21 abuttingly connecting with the abutting ring 114; that
is, as shown in FIG. 5, when the user continuously rotate the cap
member 21 counterclockwise so as to allow the upward axial stress
being larger than the abutting force provided by the fixing portion
14 of the fastening member 11, the working portion 26 at the inner
periphery of the cap member 21 pushes the abutting ring 114 of the
fastening member 11, so that the fastening member 11 is moved
upward by the pushing of working portion 26 of the cap member 21.
Based on this, during the counterclockwise rotating of the cap
member 21, the user firstly makes the article inside the extended
tube 22 fall into the container 30; and then, the fastening member
11 stuffed in the inner periphery of the opening 33 of the
container 30 is pulled out upon rotating the cap member 21 to open
the container 30, so that the user drinks the beverage or drinks
inside the container 30 conveniently.
[0032] Based on the above, the bottle cap structure provided by the
present invention includes the cap member 21 and the fastening
member 11 sleeved with each other, thus being reusable.
Furthermore, an additional threading cap is not necessary to be
applied above the cap member 21, so that the manufacturing cost of
the bottle cap is reduced, and the bottle cap structure is
simplified as compared to conventional.
[0033] Furthermore, during rotating to open the cap member 21, the
article inside the receiving room 23 falls into the container 30,
so that the user can use the bottle cap simply and conveniently,
and the issue of the article not falling into the container 30
raised by user's misoperation can be efficiently avoided.
[0034] Moreover, the abutment of the working portion 26 toward the
abutting ring 114 pulls out the fastening member 11 from the inner
periphery of the opening 33 of the container 30 upon rotating to
open the cap member 21, thereby efficiently solving the problem how
to take the fastening member 11 out of the bottle cap structure,
and thereby benefiting the user to drink the fluid inside the
container 30 conveniently.
[0035] Please refer to FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, which illustrate the
second embodiment of the present invention. The structure of the
second embodiment is approximately the same as that of the first
embodiment, except that in the second embodiment, after the
fastening member 11 is sleeved with the cap member 21, a sealing
assembly member 41 firstly encloses the outer periphery of the
fastening member 11 so as to avoid the fastening member 11 and the
cap member 21 from being contaminated before being assembled with
the opening 33 of the container 30. The sealing assembly member 41
has a through hole 42 correspondingly receiving the fastening
member 11, and the inner periphery of the through hole 42 is not
closely connected with the outer periphery of the fastening member
11. A connecting portion 43 is disposed around the outer periphery
of the through hole 42 correspondingly matching with the assembling
portion 25 of the cap member 21. Based on this, the connecting
portion 43 of the sealing assembly member 41 is locked with the
assembling portion 25 of the cap member 21, so that the sealing
assembly member 41 encloses the outer periphery of the fastening
member 11.
[0036] Please refer to FIG. 8, which illustrates a third embodiment
of the present invention. The structure of the third embodiment is
approximately the same as that of the first embodiment, except that
in the third embodiment, a top portion of the cap member 21 has a
protruding portion 27 integrally formed thereon and extended
upward. In this embodiment, the outline of the protruding portion
27 is formed as a diamond. And, an expanded accommodating space 28
is formed in the protruding portion 27 and communicates with the
receiving room 23 of the extended tube 22.
[0037] Via the protruding portion 27, the appearance of the cap
member 21 is more attractive, thereby promoting the user to
purchase the beverage or drinks using the present invention as the
container 30. Furthermore, via the protruding portion 27, the
overall volume of the receiving room 23 of the cap member 21 is
expanded so as to receive an article with larger volume.
[0038] Although particular embodiments of the invention have been
described in detail for purposes of illustration, various
modifications and enhancements may be made without departing from
the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the invention
is not to be limited except as by the appended claims.
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